sexual assaults

plural of sexual assault
as in violations
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse convicted of sexual assault of a minor

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Noun
  • Robeson’s persistence against state harassment illustrated how resistance to civil liberties violations can protect and preserve basic citizenship rights, including the right to travel.
    Time, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Flies on food, and violations of basic restaurant cleanliness and food safety shut down a Miami Gardens restaurant and nightclub after a state inspection last week.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • His daughter-in-law particularly suffered from these nocturnal assaults and became ill.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Pokrovsk likely remains Russia's priority axis, with the largest proportion of Russian assaults relative to the rest of the frontline.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Sexual assaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexual%20assaults. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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